A post-Paralympics routine

He represented Australia in the sport that got our first London Paralympics medal, he was a guest panellist during the ABC coverage and says he couldn't have had a better seat in the house to watch Coldplay and Rhianna perform at the closing ceremony. Now back at home, in north east Victoria, admittedly a little jet-lagged, we can understand why shooter Jason Maroney is finding it a little hard to get back into a routine.

From his Glenrowan home, Jason Maroney told ABC presenter Joseph Thomsen that he is trying to relax as he gets over the buzz of London 2012.

Maroney competed in two events in London; the 10m Air Rifle Prone mixed event where he placed 27th and the 10m Air Rifle Standing mixed event where he finished 7th.

"It is fantastic just to go to a Paralympics and be part of a team and the vibe."

He says the Games was full of many highlights including when fellow shooter Natalie Smith received Australia's first medal, a bronze in the R2-10metre air rifle standing SH1 class category.

"To have one of our shooters to be the first one to medal for the Australian team, it was just a buzz."

The experience was inspiring and Maroney says he and teammates felt like one big family.

Maroney has been in a wheel chair for 23 years after a car accidents left him a quadriplegic.

He says the public response to the Games was overwhelming and he says people may have responded to the individuals achievements.

"You see other people with a disability and they have overcome that hardship in their life and then they achieve in a sport as well."

Maroney says the closing ceremony was fantastic.

"To have high-profile performers Coldplay and Rhianna there and the gala they put on and we were treated so special. We had front row seats for all that, it was just amazing."

The experience has definitely inspired Maroney to prepare for Rio 2016.

"There are probably no real (lead-up) events till February next year, but I want to still prepare myself and be happy with the a few changes I need to do. I have got a new wheelchair so I need to make new framework that I shoot with, I'm looking at getting a new rifle so I have to sort that out. I had my eyes tested when I was at London so I need to get some new shooting glasses and adapt to that and shoot some good scores."